Practical Plus Elite Katana - Performance Series Katana
Performance XL Blade Geometry
Differentially Tempered
Built for Martial Artists
Item # SH6001K2
Blade Steel
Weight without Saya (Sheath)
Overall Length
Nagasa (Blade) Length
Tsuka (Handle) Length
1566
2 lbs 8 oz
40 1/2"
28"
11 1/4"
Kasane (Thickness at Habaki)
Sakikasane (Thickness at Tip)
Motohaba (Width of Blade at Habaki)
Sakihaba (Edge to back at Yakote)
Sori
6mm
4.6mm
35mm
25.5mm
3/4"
The CAS HanweiPerformance Series is a standard in the Japanese sword market. Being the go-to cutting katana for practitioners, our newly updated Performance Series katana continue to out rank the competition within their niche in the sword world with their consistency and reliability of quality and cutting execution. Highly imitated but never truly replicated, you can purchase with confidence in the CAS Hanwei brand swords with our over four decades of knowledge and expertise in manufacturing.
The PSK Plus Elite Katana was designed for versatility and to be an all-around cutting workhorse for various styles of targets .Keeping the furniture of thePractical Plus Katanaand the upgraded natural components of the tsuka, the blade features all the benefits of the Shinogi Zukuri blade geometry. Allowing for a variety of cuts on diverse targets, the Elite design offers the practitioner the ability to take advantage of cutting light or heavy targets withonesword. The 1566 steel and differentially hardened in the traditional manner, producing an edge hardness of HRC60 and spine hardness of HRC40. Cut with speed and accuracy with the Practical Plus Elite Katana.
